Kev_Lewis Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 The underframe details are now complete. The centre crank which connects everything together isn't quite perfect, but at least it's there now. All that's under there is surprisingly visible. And finally the buffer beam details. The buffers are replacements from NMRS because the supplied ones from JLTRT are just too much hassle to make sprung. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 I hope you're all sitting comfortably, this is going to be a long one. This week I have pressed on with the coach body. The instructions strongly suggest painting the ends and sides before assembly, but when I built the BG I didn't like that idea. So, I built the body as a box and painted it after assembly. This was okay with there not being any partitions in the BG, just the guards' compartment. The BSK required some thinking. Here's the sides with all the detailing completed. On the BG this was all added after assembly and was a pain, so this will all be painted later. I've chosen to model this in 1960's condition, with the end steps removed, some simple pieces of plastikard act as blanking plates. The sides and ends were then assembled as a box. The joins still need a little filling. The first two sides of the guards were attached to the floor. The third side of the guards compartment was then attached to the coach sides. And shown here how it comes apart. Compartment partitions are attached to the floor and checked for clearance. The luggage cage glued in place. The roof required a little fettling to get a good fit. The holes for the vents were predrilled by the previous owner. Unfortunately, it's missing the periscope and water tank filler castings. Compartment side. Corridor side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstaf Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hi Kev, I like the box style body approach. I thinking filling and hiding body joints makes a noticeable difference Cheers Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 I like the box style body approach. I thinking filling and hiding body joints makes a noticeable difference Thanks Tom, Filling the gaps is a lot easier to do before painting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2014 It's going to be a fine coach when finished. I trust you'll be finishing it in BR(S) green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 It's going to be a fine coach when finished. I trust you'll be finishing it in BR(S) green. Thanks Chris. The carriage will be sold to pay for other projects, as it's no longer suitable for my modelling period. I have some maroon knocking about so I was planning to use that. Unless you'd like a BSK for Pencarrow, in which case I'd happily finish it is BR(S) Green It would save me having to put lining on it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2014 But too modern for my Cornish backwater Kev. I think I'm pushing it with a Bulleid BCK on the wants list! Just about every photo of the area has Maunsell coaches, plus some foreign western stuff. I do like the plain green livery though, particularly as it means no lining! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I've got my eye on a couple of JLTRT Colletts for Inglebourne. Antiquated Toplights or the cliched "B Set" would probably be more suitable, but I like the look of the Colletts. It's your railway so you can run whatever you like. The BSK was originally intended for a BR era Inglebourne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2014 Rule 1 will apply but I'm still aiming for a ragtag, make do and mend collection of stock for Pencarrow. A nice 'modern' mk1 coach wouldn't quite fit in! The Maunsell 2 Set-P will be a challenge. Slaters do the BCK but a suitable BSK will be a cut and shut job. That's a fair way off though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2014 I've got my eye on a couple of JLTRT Colletts for Inglebourne. Antiquated Toplights or the cliched "B Set" would probably be more suitable, but I like the look of the Colletts. It's your railway so you can run whatever you like. The BSK was originally intended for a BR era Inglebourne. Yes . The JLTRT website has plenty of goodies to tempt.I know because I've looked myself and I don't model 7mm but those coaches look within my skill set and look as if the fall together. They don't though.Nice work Kev ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks Rob. The only difficult part of the JLTRT coach kits is the bogies, and most of that is the sheer number of lost wax castings to fettle. The two bogies took just as long to assemble as the rest of the model! I don't know what their whitemetal bogies are like, they may well be easier. The body is no different to building a plastic kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2014 Go for it Rob. Small GWR dock tank and a few wagons.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Or an Ixion Fowler perhaps..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2014 Go for it Rob. Small GWR dock tank and a few wagons.... A Lionheart pannier or prairie would be my limits in 7mm as my soldering isn't good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2014 A Lionheart pannier or prairie would be my limits in 7mm as my soldering isn't good enough. My soldering was poor / shocking. 2 1/2 kits worth of practice later, and with a good size iron and the right solder/flux, it's to a passable standard. I put off doing kits for years as I'd convinced myself I couldn't do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Yes . The JLTRT website has plenty of goodies to tempt.I know because I've looked myself and I don't model 7mm but those coaches look within my skill set and look as if the fall together. They don't though.Nice work Kev ! I have been put off JLTRT from all the bad comments about design errors. Buffers in the wrong place, tender frame holes wrong, etc. It seems from what I have read they are not bothered about it. Bit like why I will not build DJH kits all the 4mm ones I bought were dimensionally wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 And I've just found a rather noticeable mistake on the Mark 1 BG. Grumble, grumble, grumble...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 28, 2014 And I've just found a rather noticeable mistake on the Mark 1 BG. Grumble, grumble, grumble...... Wrong sort of chimney? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Wrong sort of chimney? Now that did give me a chuckle. You and your bloody 1366 chimney. I'll explain tomorrow. I'd like to post an update on the BSK tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted October 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 28, 2014 Now that did give me a chuckle. You and your bloody 1366 chimney. I'll explain tomorrow. I'd like to post an update on the BSK tonight. My latest thoughts are to turn it into a fireless loco. Chimney issues sorted! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 My latest thoughts are to turn it into a fireless loco. Chimney issues sorted! Were any of the 1366s ever fitted with spark arresting chimneys? Wouldn't really matter what shape the chimney was under the busby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yesterday I finished the last details on the BSK, so painting began. First step was to spray the body and upper half of the chassis with white primer. Then today after some finesse with the masking tape I sprayed the passenger section of the interior Humbrol Sand. Mated together. Three full days of work now, so hopefully I can do some more spraying at the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 29, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2014 Very nice work Kev.I look forward to the next stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 And I've just found a rather noticeable mistake on the Mark 1 BG. Grumble, grumble, grumble...... Please tell us more!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Right, time to end the suspense and explain the problem I've spotted on the BG. To illustrate here's a photo of a preserved BG taken from Wikipedia so no copyright issues. Notice how the larger windows have three security bars. Well here's the kit. Only two! Yes, I know you're thinking I'm probably being a wally and haven't fitted the third bar (I'm using 0.6mm nickel silver wire BTW), but here's the view from the inside. The bars are a pinch fit in groves in the sides, fitting a third will be difficult or require the delicate gluing. So, sod it. I'm not keeping it, I won't have to look at it. Whoever buys it off eBay will only get two bars per window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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